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afghanistan depends on foreign experts to rebuild its government. we talked to the man who runs the program that matches american talent with afghan needs. but, first, the pentagon uses more fuel than any other single organization in the world. between 1997 and 2010, the military's fuel bill increased by 255% and moving fuel on the battlefield can be dangerous business, killing or wounding some 3,000 soldiers and contractors between 2003 and 2007. batteries, meanwhile, are becoming an ever greater burden. soldiers and marines each carrying more than 33 batteries, weighing 10 pounds, more than an m-4 carbin to power communications, gps and other digital systems. that load could rise to 15 batteries, weighing 18 pounds over the coming years. the pentagon last week issued its first operational energy strategy and here to talk about it is sharon burk, the assistant operational energy, plans and programs who led the effort. why don't you tell us a little bit about what the top findings of your study have been. >> this is the first time the department of
afghanistan depends on foreign experts to rebuild its government. we talked to the man who runs the program that matches american talent with afghan needs. but, first, the pentagon uses more fuel than any other single organization in the world. between 1997 and 2010, the military's fuel bill increased by 255% and moving fuel on the battlefield can be dangerous business, killing or wounding some 3,000 soldiers and contractors between 2003 and 2007. batteries, meanwhile, are becoming an ever...
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in afghanistan was not in your speech. i'm wondering if you can define for the 100,000 troops in harm's way in afghanistan victory in the war and for families as well, sir? >> well, i didn't use victory in my west point speech either. what i said was, we can be successful in our mission, which is narrowly drawn, and that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or interests overseas, and to make sure that we have an afghan government that -- and an afghan people -- that can provide for their own security. we are being successful in those missions and the reason that we're in a position to draw down 10,000 troops this year and a total of 33,000 troops by the end of next summer is precisely because of the extraordinary work of our men and women in uniform, what they've been able to do is to severely cripple al qaeda's capacities. obviously bin laden got the most attention, but before the bin laden operation we had decimated middle ranks and upper ranks of al qaeda, they're having
in afghanistan was not in your speech. i'm wondering if you can define for the 100,000 troops in harm's way in afghanistan victory in the war and for families as well, sir? >> well, i didn't use victory in my west point speech either. what i said was, we can be successful in our mission, which is narrowly drawn, and that is to make sure that al qaeda cannot attack the united states of america or our allies or interests overseas, and to make sure that we have an afghan government that --...
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first it's got to cut back while its still fighting a war in afghanistan. second, it must modernization even assimilating lessons for future conflicts in far different places. third, with the most combat experienced force in generations, leaders must be careful to avoid the mistakes of the '70s and '90s when seasoned forces were gutted to preserve overhead staffs. remember, one colonel costs as much as three combat troops. after a decade of wartime purchases, the army has a vast mix of equipment to sort through to determine what it should keep and what it should scrap before launching costly new programs. to do this right, army leaders must reprogram their services to live lean after living lush for the next decade. the army chief of staff knows cuts are coming, he must draw on his army's skills and experience to build the most cape able and flexible us%marmy possible. thanks for joining us for "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. have
first it's got to cut back while its still fighting a war in afghanistan. second, it must modernization even assimilating lessons for future conflicts in far different places. third, with the most combat experienced force in generations, leaders must be careful to avoid the mistakes of the '70s and '90s when seasoned forces were gutted to preserve overhead staffs. remember, one colonel costs as much as three combat troops. after a decade of wartime purchases, the army has a vast mix of...
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. >>> a big night in politics, president obama's plan to start bringing the troops home from afghanistan. >> plus, as a test we played video games with kids to see what on line conversation is really like. it was so dirty, we have to cut it out. >>> and legalizing. a new bill about to hit capitol hill. >> this is 9 news now. >>> america, it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >>> 18 months ago, president obama promised america forces in afghanistan would come home by this july, and tonight he says he is about to make good on that. >> in a speech at the white house, he tried to make the difference for a public tired after years of war. he argued that troops need to stay even longer. president obama praised the soldiers for putting al-qaeda on the ropes, and with the taliban taking serious losses as well, the president said it is time for america to begin the process of standing down. >> starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. fulling recoverin
. >>> a big night in politics, president obama's plan to start bringing the troops home from afghanistan. >> plus, as a test we played video games with kids to see what on line conversation is really like. it was so dirty, we have to cut it out. >>> and legalizing. a new bill about to hit capitol hill. >> this is 9 news now. >>> america, it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >>> 18 months ago, president obama promised america forces...
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troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as being vague as how long we'll be here the one thing the pentagon does to the want for the enemy to wait us out and then suddenly move in as soon as we pack up and leave. but the fact is we can't stay there forever. we are occupying the place, making progress in the tribal areas. we need to wind our effort down and turn it over to the afghans. >> you think it was purposeful disinformation on the part of the -- >> well -- >> because if you pause that sentence, he's not saying we won't be out. >> no, it will be -- >> a long period of time [everyone
troops in afghanistan, the u.s. is currently spending $2 billion a week, and is on pace to spend i year. question, what explains general allen's seeming divergence from the commander in chief, barack obama's deadline for withdrawal by 2014 december, which is about three plus a few months, years from now. >> right. >> is it -- this commander in the field -- denying the validity of the commander in chief? >> not necessarily, more typical not announcing your withdrawal date as...
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the question of cooperation with respect to afghanistan. i see opportunity in all of this to sort of punch a reset button and frankly serve our interests and theirs much more effectively. >> schieffer: what if they don't? what if they don't see it that way? do we just go it alone without them? a. >> here's the difficulty. i think don rumsfeld will ratify this. you know, we rely on the pakistanis for the transfer of our major supplies to afghanistan through karachi and through pakistan. we have opened a northern route but it's not capable of doing what we need to do. secondly, everybody has to understand that even in the getting of osama bin laden the back stanees were helpful. we have people on the ground in pakistan because they allow us to have them. we actually worked with them on certain parts of the intelligence that helped to lead to him and they have been extraordinarily cooperative and at some political cost to them in helping us to take out 16 of the top 20 al qaeda leaders with a drone program that we have in the western part of t
the question of cooperation with respect to afghanistan. i see opportunity in all of this to sort of punch a reset button and frankly serve our interests and theirs much more effectively. >> schieffer: what if they don't? what if they don't see it that way? do we just go it alone without them? a. >> here's the difficulty. i think don rumsfeld will ratify this. you know, we rely on the pakistanis for the transfer of our major supplies to afghanistan through karachi and through...
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an extension in iraq, afghanistan or elsewhere? >> honestly, i have been really surprised in ways how resilient our force has been. given that this is our 10th year of war and to your point, certainly on the aviation cider we've been busy since -- since 1991, 19 to time frame. in that, over the course of that 20 years, we've worn out an awful a lot of new equipment. there is no question we've got to take steps in the future to reset ourselves. but i don't think that the world is going to break off. i think we're still going to still have challenges and forces and out and about. we will have to do both. we do need to get to a point where our forces have home at least twice as long has they are deployed. the army is moving over the next year and a year and half, we will be approaching that position. the marine corps it will be a little bit longer because of the number of forces that the marines have deployed to afghanistan right now, but we are moving in that direction. we need to focus on that. all of the leaders in the military are
an extension in iraq, afghanistan or elsewhere? >> honestly, i have been really surprised in ways how resilient our force has been. given that this is our 10th year of war and to your point, certainly on the aviation cider we've been busy since -- since 1991, 19 to time frame. in that, over the course of that 20 years, we've worn out an awful a lot of new equipment. there is no question we've got to take steps in the future to reset ourselves. but i don't think that the world is going to...
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security in afghanistan. you need it as we see the reduction of the u.s. and the coalition forces. once you go through that transition period and you go through the national elections, everything else in the 2014 time period, then you need to start looking at how much is the international contribution going to be, how much could the government of afghanistan provide. and then they have to make an informed decision as to do they maintain 152, do they have more police and army or vice versa. and again, they need to look at the conditions in the 2017 time period. >> specifically looking at what their top equipment is, what are the leads from the soldier systems to the vehicles to the intelligence surveillance? >> well, i think that's the action we are working through with the afghans. and they really need to be able to support their own country, and not see the exhibition army nor do they need to have parity with someone on their border. >> right. >> we're not providing them the jet aircraft. they did ask for th
security in afghanistan. you need it as we see the reduction of the u.s. and the coalition forces. once you go through that transition period and you go through the national elections, everything else in the 2014 time period, then you need to start looking at how much is the international contribution going to be, how much could the government of afghanistan provide. and then they have to make an informed decision as to do they maintain 152, do they have more police and army or vice versa. and...
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exit from afghanistan. president obama wants some of the 100,000 american troops in the country to leave by this summer but exactly how many will do so remains hotly debated. with estimates ranging from as little as 8000 to as many as 30,000. robert gates has urged a modest drawdown. a successful drawdown depends on afghan forces being ready to replace u.s. troops as they leave the country. the commandser of nato's training mission and combined security transition command in afghanistan was in washington last week to press the case. i caught up with him at the pentagon and asked him how u.s. troop reductions would affect his training mission and how long it would be before afghan forces can stand on their own. >> that's a great question. what i'll tell you is how ready are they? they continue to become more ready all the time. we have been building the combat forces for the afghan national security force over the last couple years and in fact this summer we will field the last combat formation really out of
exit from afghanistan. president obama wants some of the 100,000 american troops in the country to leave by this summer but exactly how many will do so remains hotly debated. with estimates ranging from as little as 8000 to as many as 30,000. robert gates has urged a modest drawdown. a successful drawdown depends on afghan forces being ready to replace u.s. troops as they leave the country. the commandser of nato's training mission and combined security transition command in afghanistan was in...
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lessons learned in vietnam being applied in afghanistan. whether or not it works only time will tell. >> and could you look at iraq as being somewhat successful example. not totally proved out but raised the security forces to the point that they could take care of some of their needs. >> we have given the iraqis a chance to govern themselves and protect themselves. whether or not they follow through on it remains to be seen but the opportunity has been given to them for success. >> let's go to -- in your book you make the case that after 9- 11, your boss at the time, donald rumsfeld wanted to use the attacks as a pretext to go to iraq and largely that's what he did. we shifted resources to do iraq in march of 2003. the question is, how did the war in afghanistan, how would it have gone differently had we not made that shift in your opinion. >> one thing i learned in my two tours here in washington is when we focus on one issue, one thing, we do very, very well. but the minute we turn and focus toward another issue, things tend to start fal
lessons learned in vietnam being applied in afghanistan. whether or not it works only time will tell. >> and could you look at iraq as being somewhat successful example. not totally proved out but raised the security forces to the point that they could take care of some of their needs. >> we have given the iraqis a chance to govern themselves and protect themselves. whether or not they follow through on it remains to be seen but the opportunity has been given to them for success....
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not so in afghanistan. so we had to refit them with independent suspensions or by buy new things like the all terrain version and ship thousands of them into afghanistan. they're very successful. we're always short of unmanned aerial vehicle coverage. >> that's a big push for the air force to start filling that capability. >> something else we've now begun to provide airships, tethered to the small bases, that would never get a predator or reaper assigned to them. they have this balloon that surveils their entire -- tremendously successful. dogs -- i buy ships, i buy fighter aircraft and i've learned a great deal in recent months about who you to buy dogs because dogs smell homemade explosives, which is used in ied's, very well. and we're trying to field many more dogs. >> it was 10 years ago, dogs today. let me ask you about the minute we have left if you look at a china producing more engineers than the united states is, labor rates are 25 times less than ours are, how does the united states end up compet
not so in afghanistan. so we had to refit them with independent suspensions or by buy new things like the all terrain version and ship thousands of them into afghanistan. they're very successful. we're always short of unmanned aerial vehicle coverage. >> that's a big push for the air force to start filling that capability. >> something else we've now begun to provide airships, tethered to the small bases, that would never get a predator or reaper assigned to them. they have this...
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. >> it is difficult being out here in afghanistan. especially with all these people doing an amazing job on out here. they make it proud to be on out here. they are very proud to be on out here. >> reporter: for at least a part of one day, these men and women will try to push the wars aside. but celebrations, they didn't and couldn't last long. christmas might be about peace and joy. but there is little of that in this part of the world. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> and also overseas, the sector is claiming responsibility for the series of bombings, killing at least 39 people today. most of the victims were killed outside the catholic church. right at the end of christmas mass. tonight the white house is condemning the attacks as, "senseless." back here at home, police in the county are all looking for the man accused of holding a gun to the woman's head inside the hotel. it happened at the motel six, just off the washington baltimore parkway. according to police, the female employees say that the man tried to force her inside a room
. >> it is difficult being out here in afghanistan. especially with all these people doing an amazing job on out here. they make it proud to be on out here. they are very proud to be on out here. >> reporter: for at least a part of one day, these men and women will try to push the wars aside. but celebrations, they didn't and couldn't last long. christmas might be about peace and joy. but there is little of that in this part of the world. drew levinson, cbs news. >>> and...
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>> no, it's seconds longest, after afghanistan. and i think because of the loss of life and the potential risk in afghanistan, that's much higher on people's minds. iraq was a huge consumed the bush presidency. it's costs thousands of american lives, displaced lots of iraqis, they've lost their lives. it's a huge mistake. but it's not in the forefront of people's conscious now. we're responsibly i think winding down. we will continue to have a presence in the >>> starting next month, we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. >> this reduction leaves the balance in afghanistan at 90,000 u.s. troops. the president says he will remove 23,000 soldiers next year. that leaves a balance of 67,000 something to background about. >> do you think the president senses there's a national call to get out and he wants to get out soon, especially before next year's elections? >> i think absolutely! i think -- >> think his talk this week was motivated by that? >> absolutely. listen, i think he believes
>> no, it's seconds longest, after afghanistan. and i think because of the loss of life and the potential risk in afghanistan, that's much higher on people's minds. iraq was a huge consumed the bush presidency. it's costs thousands of american lives, displaced lots of iraqis, they've lost their lives. it's a huge mistake. but it's not in the forefront of people's conscious now. we're responsibly i think winding down. we will continue to have a presence in the >>> starting next...
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. >> where i want to start off is how the wars in iraq and afghanistan changed the way you guys do business. the wars have highlighted the need for persistent surveillance. that's something you guys have been involved in obviously in the space level. there's been a huge investment on unmanned vehicles on the air-breathing side to try to give a more persistent picture of what's going on on battlefields. how's that changed how you guys operate, how you guys work with the u.a.v. forces in order to get that best information to the troops in the field? >> vago, that's a great question. we've had to evolve tremendously over the last few years and we've evolve inside a way that helps the war fighter. let me just give you two examples that i think portray that. first geolocation of emitters and by that i mean phones, push-to-talk radios, whatever you want to talk about. when we combine ourselves with the persistent overhead airborn assets, we can do geo location of those emitters very, very quickly and usually those emitters are targets. >> right. >> second i.e. d.s. as you know, it's a tremendous
. >> where i want to start off is how the wars in iraq and afghanistan changed the way you guys do business. the wars have highlighted the need for persistent surveillance. that's something you guys have been involved in obviously in the space level. there's been a huge investment on unmanned vehicles on the air-breathing side to try to give a more persistent picture of what's going on on battlefields. how's that changed how you guys operate, how you guys work with the u.a.v. forces in...
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this will impact things beyond afghanistan. they can say only these companies are tax exempt and everybody else gets taxed and this could affect operations around the world from somalia to haiti to anywhere you have these sorts of operations, you're going to have government saying maybe this is an extra stream of money for us. >> and in afghanistan the french and british are engaged in the issue because they have the same problem and the companies are facing the same challenges. so there are a number of country involves but the u.s. has the lead. >> obviously with the largest presence in afghanistan and largest funding for the development projects. let's go to the future of the u.s. military. contractors are integral on how they find from contractors to the big services providers which your association represents. what does this mean from a longer term perspective, particularly in afghanistan, if -- doesn't this restrict or make less attractive for people to get into business and attract support and then doesn't that drive up p
this will impact things beyond afghanistan. they can say only these companies are tax exempt and everybody else gets taxed and this could affect operations around the world from somalia to haiti to anywhere you have these sorts of operations, you're going to have government saying maybe this is an extra stream of money for us. >> and in afghanistan the french and british are engaged in the issue because they have the same problem and the companies are facing the same challenges. so there...
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>> in afghanistan? >> the remaining marines? >> remaining marines will be continuing to partner with afghan forces, training afghan forces. there will be plenty of operational commitments, especially in northern hell man left, north has plenty of violence that they are working to curtail. >>> as the marines draw down in afghanistan there is going to be some movement to australia, when are folks going to be going there and what are they going to be doing? >> at the start it is going to be relatively small. we are expecting about 300 marines next year to deploy to darwin. robertson barracks in the northern territory, specifically is where they will be based. primarily going to be training. going to be on a rotational basis. you are going to see every six months a new group of marines come through. won't be unlike the unit deployment program currently in japan. that program has been ongoing for years. >>> what are these guys, what should they expect when they get to darwin? it is a little bit of a tough town in some respects. >> it
>> in afghanistan? >> the remaining marines? >> remaining marines will be continuing to partner with afghan forces, training afghan forces. there will be plenty of operational commitments, especially in northern hell man left, north has plenty of violence that they are working to curtail. >>> as the marines draw down in afghanistan there is going to be some movement to australia, when are folks going to be going there and what are they going to be doing? >> at...
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at 7000 feet this out post is one of the most remote and breath taking in all of afghanistan. it's been the scene of heavy fight being over the last six months. today the soldiers took a little time out to enjoy christmas on top of the world. >> christmas morning and the menman their provincial their post as usual. far from home on the pakistan border the season has been slow to set in here. there were a few noticeable changes. >> he may look nice but he isnot. >> a helicopter flew in from anearby base bearing gifts from home. >> cheese sausage. >> oh that is nice. >> corporal jennings worked as apastry chef before enlisting. >> my role is to make these guyshappy. >> the food hit the spot.the first few moments they were able to relax. even the afghan guards were in the spirit. the meal was cut short. a neighboring checkpoint came under a attack. the war doesn't stop for hospitals butholidays but it doeser is does serve as a reminder. >> it's back to business forthese soldiers. in march they are heading home to hawaii. >> a few more months to go. >>> in his christmas day messag
at 7000 feet this out post is one of the most remote and breath taking in all of afghanistan. it's been the scene of heavy fight being over the last six months. today the soldiers took a little time out to enjoy christmas on top of the world. >> christmas morning and the menman their provincial their post as usual. far from home on the pakistan border the season has been slow to set in here. there were a few noticeable changes. >> he may look nice but he isnot. >> a helicopter...
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libya is a high profile operation people have been involved in, afghanistan is an operation of great importance. what are some of the lessons learned that will shape the future of the raf from libya? >> fundamentally the capability is based around our people and our people have just been extraordinarily good and capable and committed and professional. and in everything that we have been able to do, it's been because of the people. they have taken the equipment, the weapons, the systems, and they have made it effective in a scenario which we didn't know we were going to face and very rapidly, within a matter of hours were able to turn genuine ability into capability so the first big lesson is never, ever forget which i don't, that the people are at the heart of this. the next one i think is about making sure you have the widest range of capabilities because in all the elements of afghanistan, certainly in libya, knowing precisely where and what the enemy is doing and understanding what the targeting requirements are and being able to be precise, it's not only accurate, it's timely, it
libya is a high profile operation people have been involved in, afghanistan is an operation of great importance. what are some of the lessons learned that will shape the future of the raf from libya? >> fundamentally the capability is based around our people and our people have just been extraordinarily good and capable and committed and professional. and in everything that we have been able to do, it's been because of the people. they have taken the equipment, the weapons, the systems,...
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a deal with the karzai regime governing afghanistan would permit the u.s. to reduce its 100,000 troops earlier than the scheduled withdrawal date in 2014. three years from now, namely two-thirds less than 2011, all of 2012, all of 2013, and all of 2014. two, intensify the israeli- palestinian peace process. the good news from israel is that the palestinians are recently unified. the hamas component and the fatta component have come together. that means president obama has an opening to push through a two-state long sought middle east peace solution. three, transpose u.s. policy priorities. if the u.s. can trim the $100 billion per month spent on our world's military efforts, the u.s. could convert a portion of that huge disbursement into helping democratic restructuring now transforming tunisia, syria, egypt, libya, yemen, jordan, bahrain. money, yes. troops, no. question, has bin laden's death given the united states an opening to reassess our policies in the middle east? is this the time to have swords and proud shares? >> no. this war is nowhere near ove
a deal with the karzai regime governing afghanistan would permit the u.s. to reduce its 100,000 troops earlier than the scheduled withdrawal date in 2014. three years from now, namely two-thirds less than 2011, all of 2012, all of 2013, and all of 2014. two, intensify the israeli- palestinian peace process. the good news from israel is that the palestinians are recently unified. the hamas component and the fatta component have come together. that means president obama has an opening to push...
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when we come back, afghanistan exit? p >>> issue two, afghanistan exodus? >> these additional american and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to afghan forces and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of afghanistan in july of 2011. >> this was the president's statement at west point in december, 2009, a year and a half ago. and the transfer of power in afghanistan has begun. defense secretary robert gates, a veteran of 28 missions to afghanistan, elaborated on the commander in chief's decision. >> we're making substantial military progress on the ground. i also reiterated my belief that these gains could be threatened if we do not proceed with the transition to afghan security lead in a deliberate, organized, and coordinated manner. >> the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee echoed the digs to withdraw troops. at his full committee hearing this week. >> our current commitment in troops and in dollars is neither proportional to our interests nor sustainable. >> john kerry is a democrat, and
when we come back, afghanistan exit? p >>> issue two, afghanistan exodus? >> these additional american and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to afghan forces and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of afghanistan in july of 2011. >> this was the president's statement at west point in december, 2009, a year and a half ago. and the transfer of power in afghanistan has begun. defense secretary robert gates, a veteran of...
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and in the early stages of afghanistan when runways were damaged and you didn't have those long runways, the v-stal aircraft could operate from limited flight lane lines. >> watt the v-22 -- was the v- 22 used to get bin laden to the ship? >> i don't know. i saw that in newspapers today or i saw it on the news this morning and that was the first i had heard of it. >> all >>> coming up in my notebook, why the pentagon has to strike a delicate balance as it increases its reliance on its internal r and d labs to xóp >>> at a time when its acquisition skills need help and its budgets are tightening, the pugt is reaching out to its only internal r and d centers for help. the u.s. government has nearly 40 federally-funded research and development centers, that's since the 1940s, have helped develop everything from atom bombs to ballistic missiles to giant command and control networks. ash carter wants to use these centers as critical internal advisors to determine how new weapons are developed and bought to cut their costs. he also wants them to help attract and retain top national security
and in the early stages of afghanistan when runways were damaged and you didn't have those long runways, the v-stal aircraft could operate from limited flight lane lines. >> watt the v-22 -- was the v- 22 used to get bin laden to the ship? >> i don't know. i saw that in newspapers today or i saw it on the news this morning and that was the first i had heard of it. >> all >>> coming up in my notebook, why the pentagon has to strike a delicate balance as it increases...
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that's obviously a concern in afghanistan. what are some of the things you're doing to make sure that technology is used the way is should be used and not end up in taliban hands. >> night vision goggles are the most sensitive item we bring into afghanistan. we restrict their use, first of all, to very special plorses and also to the commanders and special forces so there are special forces on the army and police side. additionally, we have a team of soldiers that work for us that every year have to go inventory each one of the goggles, and so the partner unit that's out there with those units makes sure that every month that they're inspected by the afghans and they report back to us, and then once a year we go out and physically touch every night vision goggle that we've given to them. and if the afghan government or the army or police we find out that they're losing them or haven't taken care of them, that's grounds then for us to take them all back from them. >> so far that has not happened? >> that has not happened. they'
that's obviously a concern in afghanistan. what are some of the things you're doing to make sure that technology is used the way is should be used and not end up in taliban hands. >> night vision goggles are the most sensitive item we bring into afghanistan. we restrict their use, first of all, to very special plorses and also to the commanders and special forces so there are special forces on the army and police side. additionally, we have a team of soldiers that work for us that every...
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if we were to decide to abandon the mission in afghanistan as a talking point internationally to help explain why the mission was not a complete defeat, but in the short term, i would be very surprised if it affects the white house. >> do you think this gives any impetus and will allow president obama to make a bigger cut in july than what was planned? >> i don't think so. i mean, we'll see what he does, but my guess is that he's invested so much in helping stabilize afghanistan, build its army, so its army and police can gradually consolidate control, but he's going to stay with the logic of that approach because to do otherwise would be essentially to say my earlier strategy wasn't working or wasn't appropriate or i'm, you know, less concerned about succeeding in afghanistan. it's not as if you can rush the clearing operations, the stablization operations, the training and equipping and mentoring of the afghan army and police. we've already laid out with great effort the 2014 transitioned timeline and i think that will be essentially what he sticks to. my guess is no more than five
if we were to decide to abandon the mission in afghanistan as a talking point internationally to help explain why the mission was not a complete defeat, but in the short term, i would be very surprised if it affects the white house. >> do you think this gives any impetus and will allow president obama to make a bigger cut in july than what was planned? >> i don't think so. i mean, we'll see what he does, but my guess is that he's invested so much in helping stabilize afghanistan,...
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she's just returned from a trip through afghanistan and pakistan and lawmakers want to know what comes next. >> we still face a difficult fight but coalition and afghan forces have reversed the taliban momentum in key areas. >> reporter: some members of congress are upset over recent remarks from hamid karzai just days after a face-to-face meeting with secretary clinton. he said if the u.s. and pakistan ended up at war with one another, his country would back pakistan. that has lawmakers from both parties thinking it's time to stop committing american lives and dollars to fight there. >> too much american blood and treasure have been invested in afghanistan for us to walk away or to have a government that threatens american interests. >> reporter: right now, about 98,000 troops are in afghanistan. and the current strategy calls for most of them to come home by 2015. u.s. forces in iraq will pack up and pull out by the end of this year. president obama made the announcement last week saying it's time for american diplomats to take the lead there. the secretary also outlined a plan to re
she's just returned from a trip through afghanistan and pakistan and lawmakers want to know what comes next. >> we still face a difficult fight but coalition and afghan forces have reversed the taliban momentum in key areas. >> reporter: some members of congress are upset over recent remarks from hamid karzai just days after a face-to-face meeting with secretary clinton. he said if the u.s. and pakistan ended up at war with one another, his country would back pakistan. that has...
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troops from afghanistan. the president is due to make a decision over the next few weeks as to how many of the 100,000 american forces should leave afghanistan next month but that letter comes as the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff are asking for more money to reset the military after a decade of war. >> we must not repeat the mistakes of the past where budget targets were met mostly by taking a percentage of the top of everything. that kind of salami slicing preserves overhead an maintains core structure on paper but results in a hollowing out of the force from a lack of proper training, maintenance and equipment and manpower. >> and at times the war in afghanistan has cost as much as $10 billion per month. president obama plans on slashing over 400 million from the defense budget in the next few years. >>> a banner reading mission accomplished. remember that? well, some might say that banner ought to have been reserved for this moment. that is the u.s.s. coming back to its
troops from afghanistan. the president is due to make a decision over the next few weeks as to how many of the 100,000 american forces should leave afghanistan next month but that letter comes as the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff are asking for more money to reset the military after a decade of war. >> we must not repeat the mistakes of the past where budget targets were met mostly by taking a percentage of the top of everything. that kind of salami...
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how much longer can you sustain the operations you have in afghanistan? >> we spent a long time thinking about that. i think we can sustain it for -- i hesitate to say indefinitely, but for quite a while. our forces are -- some of them are one to two. our in fantry is less than that right now. but the morale is commensurate with the good feeling that marines have about what they are doing and they feel that what they are doing is important. as long as that is the case and they are being supported back home, we can continue to sustain this. >> marines in one form or another have been in afghanistan since 2001. what are some of the more recent lessons that you have learned from the latest push? >> first of all, we took a lot of lessons out of iraq. not everything translated from iraq and afghanistan but a lot of it did. the importance of culture and tribal chiefs. in iraq it was the sheikhs but here it's the tribal chiefs and who the decision-makers are in the tribe. protecting the people is important. understanding the importance of training the afghan nat
how much longer can you sustain the operations you have in afghanistan? >> we spent a long time thinking about that. i think we can sustain it for -- i hesitate to say indefinitely, but for quite a while. our forces are -- some of them are one to two. our in fantry is less than that right now. but the morale is commensurate with the good feeling that marines have about what they are doing and they feel that what they are doing is important. as long as that is the case and they are being...
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melissa ward, cbs news, afghanistan. >>> by the way, this is the first day of kwanzaa. kwanzaa ceremonies including light a candle holder with seven candles and there is music, drumming and dancing and a feast, and a feast. and plenty of gift giving. on a beach in india, a santa made of sand. it's huge, too, by the way. good gracious! maybe even a world record. did kriss kringle like this? 35 feet high and using 800 tons of stand and 16 sculptures worked for three days to make the work. the artist said he did it to send a message of world peace. >>> this morning, on "the early show," advice on how to make the christmas gift returns hassle-free. good stuff. i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing kleenex cool touch tissues. the only tissue that actively releases a cool sensation to soothe a sore nose on contact. kleenex cool touch tissues. a cool new way to soothe. i love it. not wash. power wash. ok. whoa. [ female announcer ] life comes with headaches. excedrin extra strength gets rid of them fast. in fact, for some,
melissa ward, cbs news, afghanistan. >>> by the way, this is the first day of kwanzaa. kwanzaa ceremonies including light a candle holder with seven candles and there is music, drumming and dancing and a feast, and a feast. and plenty of gift giving. on a beach in india, a santa made of sand. it's huge, too, by the way. good gracious! maybe even a world record. did kriss kringle like this? 35 feet high and using 800 tons of stand and 16 sculptures worked for three days to make the...
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personal have been killed in afghanistan and elsewhere. for families understanding their grove can be difficult. we report on one organization working to change that. >> just the way i like it. >> this 15-year-old remembers the last time he saw his father. >> he was going to afghanistan. we gave each other a high five. >> in 2006 he was killed protecting other soldiers during a fierce ambush by the taliban. a story first made public by 60 minutes. andrew received his father's silver star. >> i remember just filing like i was there for him, and i didn't want to mess anything up for him. >> he was a green beret based at ft. brag, north carolina. special forces teams like his can deploy at a moment notice on classified missions they can't discuss with their families. >> good jobs. >> leaving wives to do everything. >> you have to be not just the mom but the dad. you have to be the person fixing the washington machine. >> wendy grew use to being apart from tom up to 300 day aeuz year making it more difficult for his death. >> i waited for the
personal have been killed in afghanistan and elsewhere. for families understanding their grove can be difficult. we report on one organization working to change that. >> just the way i like it. >> this 15-year-old remembers the last time he saw his father. >> he was going to afghanistan. we gave each other a high five. >> in 2006 he was killed protecting other soldiers during a fierce ambush by the taliban. a story first made public by 60 minutes. andrew received his...
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and he was wounded by insurgent rocket fire in afghanistan. he was taken to a hospital if many germany and -- he is taken to a hospital in germany and died the next day. it happened just two weeks before being scheduled to come home. and he also says that during the attack, his son's body shielded other soldiers it in his unit. five were injured. his friends and family are flocking to the facebook page to share with the world how wonderful he truly was. he joined the army his senior year of high school serving six tours, including in iraq, afghanistan, bosnia and others. the 32-year-old was modest. only now his family is finding out just how great he really was. his father said that he just found out his son had four purple hearts and a bronze star. i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >>> coming up tonight on the cbs evening news, scott kelly live from afghanistan as we hit the 10-year mark on the war. tonight where the country stands and america's path out. >>> coming up on 9news now at 7:00, imagine that you've got to spend more on certain foods
and he was wounded by insurgent rocket fire in afghanistan. he was taken to a hospital if many germany and -- he is taken to a hospital in germany and died the next day. it happened just two weeks before being scheduled to come home. and he also says that during the attack, his son's body shielded other soldiers it in his unit. five were injured. his friends and family are flocking to the facebook page to share with the world how wonderful he truly was. he joined the army his senior year of...
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whether it be in afghanistan or in libya or everywhere else. for the time being not a single european country can really use a uav over libya. this is a mart of fact. the french strategy is to carry on and try to have a vision for the future. and exactly what we tried to do with our british partners. >> you mentioned your british partners. let me take you to the strategic cooperation that is developing between the united states air force, french air force and royal air force. you have a tabletop exercise next week. what do you hope that exercise will accomplish and how important is that cooperation? >> this is the ground and basis for any type of corporation. putting it all together, trying to make very nice and talented people understanding each other and providing solutions in very demanding scenarios and building again and again confidence between themselves and that would lead us into a very nice way of operating together. >> to operate together france has something, britain has another and the united states will have joint strike fighters.
whether it be in afghanistan or in libya or everywhere else. for the time being not a single european country can really use a uav over libya. this is a mart of fact. the french strategy is to carry on and try to have a vision for the future. and exactly what we tried to do with our british partners. >> you mentioned your british partners. let me take you to the strategic cooperation that is developing between the united states air force, french air force and royal air force. you have a...
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no where are those helicopters more critical than in afghanistan where bad roads demand large numbers of choppers to support far-flung operations across the country the size of texas. after a decade of war, that fleet is starting to show its age. the services chinook cargo and kiowa scout helicopters were introduced in the 1960s while its blackhawks and apache attack helicopters debuted in the 1980s. what will the next generation of army helicopters look like? here to tell us is major general anthony crutchfield, the commander of the army aviation center -- excellence at fort rut ger, alabama. the helicopter fleet has seen hard use over the past decade. what's the overall condition of the fleet and which type has really taken the biggest brunt in operations? >> well, first let me say thank you for having me. i always like to talk about army aviation. it's something i've been doing for close to 30 years now. i'm excited about it. it is true that the aviation fleet has flown and these two operations in iraq and afghanistan have three, sometimes four times the rate that we designed these
no where are those helicopters more critical than in afghanistan where bad roads demand large numbers of choppers to support far-flung operations across the country the size of texas. after a decade of war, that fleet is starting to show its age. the services chinook cargo and kiowa scout helicopters were introduced in the 1960s while its blackhawks and apache attack helicopters debuted in the 1980s. what will the next generation of army helicopters look like? here to tell us is major general...
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things in iraq, but not in afghanistan. >> yeah. the short answer is the iraq war was not about us, it was about iraqis. and it was the iraqi tribes becoming fed up with al qaeda that turned into a boom for us. their partnership and their patriotism is what sustained us through that campaign. i have yet to see that kind of nationalism and patriotism overtake the afghan population. i think until we see that, it will be difficult to solidify our gains there. >> do you agree with, i mean i was talking to one flag officer who is very familiar with it, he was recently skeptical saying we are making progress on the grounds. do you see that in the last 15 seconds we've got left? >> i think we are making progress on the ground. my concern is whether afghans are going to sustain that progress. it's easy to make progress where americans put boots on the ground. it's much more difficult for the afghans to sustain it once we move out of there. >> colonel, thank you very much for joining us, >>> for years asian nations worry about china's increa
things in iraq, but not in afghanistan. >> yeah. the short answer is the iraq war was not about us, it was about iraqis. and it was the iraqi tribes becoming fed up with al qaeda that turned into a boom for us. their partnership and their patriotism is what sustained us through that campaign. i have yet to see that kind of nationalism and patriotism overtake the afghan population. i think until we see that, it will be difficult to solidify our gains there. >> do you agree with, i...
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. >> why don't we just pack up and leave afghanistan? so it's even more compelling that we examine carefully. what is at stake, what goals are legitimate and realistic. >> now the white house says the united states cannot let its guard down even though the leader of al-qaeda is dead and the white house says the war in afghanistan will continue, however the draw down of troops is scheduled to begin in july will go forward as planned. lesli. >>> thank you. president obama plans to visit new york on thursday to meet with the families of 9/11 victims. he will also appear on 60 minutes this sunday where he will no doubt be asked about the bin laden death photos if they haven't already been released. and there's discussion going on about that very topic on our facebook page. sam king says she would love to see him dead. and jay moore says even with a picture, he does not believe bin laden is dead. you can share your thoughts with us. the discussion is going on at facebook.com/wusa9. >>> osama bin laden ultimately met his end here. this is vide
. >> why don't we just pack up and leave afghanistan? so it's even more compelling that we examine carefully. what is at stake, what goals are legitimate and realistic. >> now the white house says the united states cannot let its guard down even though the leader of al-qaeda is dead and the white house says the war in afghanistan will continue, however the draw down of troops is scheduled to begin in july will go forward as planned. lesli. >>> thank you. president obama...
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>> 10,000 troops will be leaving afghanistan this year. they'll be mostly support troops. next year the remainder of the so-called surge troops, about 23,000 will be coming out. that's the number to watch because a lot of those will be comat troops. they talk about the marines there having their numbers in the southwestern part of the country. but the key question also is can the afghans step up to the plate and lead. at this point they really haven't been doing that. i was there in june patrolling with the marines, and the afghanistan forces were in some ways like boy scouts, kind of along for the ride. the americans organized the patrols. they were the ones who were dealing with villagers, it wasn't the iraqi -- i'm sorry, the afghanistan soldiers, and so i think there's a great worry will the afghans can lead this thing and there have been some commentators, retired army general david barnert who's commander in afghanistan, he's suggesting that the americans have to push the afghans forward in the lead, so that's something to watch. >> one indication of u.s. doubts is t
>> 10,000 troops will be leaving afghanistan this year. they'll be mostly support troops. next year the remainder of the so-called surge troops, about 23,000 will be coming out. that's the number to watch because a lot of those will be comat troops. they talk about the marines there having their numbers in the southwestern part of the country. but the key question also is can the afghans step up to the plate and lead. at this point they really haven't been doing that. i was there in june...
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. >> we have hundreds of billions of dollars that we've spent in afghanistan and in pakistan. we've lost thousands of lives. this is not the time to just walk away from the fight. we've got an awful lot invested here in lives and in treasury. and i think that we need to make sure that we put afghanistan on a solid foundation before we walk away from there. >> smith: you said pakistan, and we have spent... that's another place where we have spent billions going back a long, long time. do you feel like we've gotten our money's worth? >> they are an important ally of the united states, and i think that at this moment in time we should reengage and strengthen our relationship with pakistan, not walk away from it. this is a country with over 100 nuclear weapons. the terrorist threat to them is just as great as it is to us. i believe that it is... it's time that we strengthen our relationship. let's not forget that the pakistanis have lost more people in the fight against these terrorists than we have. but having said that, there are some real questions that remain about their relat
. >> we have hundreds of billions of dollars that we've spent in afghanistan and in pakistan. we've lost thousands of lives. this is not the time to just walk away from the fight. we've got an awful lot invested here in lives and in treasury. and i think that we need to make sure that we put afghanistan on a solid foundation before we walk away from there. >> smith: you said pakistan, and we have spent... that's another place where we have spent billions going back a long, long...
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i was recently in theater and spent several weeks with troops in iraq and afghanistan. they are asking for persistent surveillance systems. asking for uparmorred vehicles to protect the troops. asking for better ways to understand and disseminate these large data sets they are collecting from overhead sensors. we are doing just. that we are working with the services. we are working with organizations within the department and certainly what a exatitant commanders to make a real difference, life saving issues for our troops and resource those to the field. >> your responsibility is to help support the war but you to keep your head in the 20, 30 year game to see what's coming down the pipe. what are the united states military going to need and what are the promising technology out there and broad technology trends that can help support those aims? >> as chief technology officer for the department i have both responsibilities. to protect and provide capabilities in the near term, but also to position the department and the nation's technology five, ten, 15 years out. and i
i was recently in theater and spent several weeks with troops in iraq and afghanistan. they are asking for persistent surveillance systems. asking for uparmorred vehicles to protect the troops. asking for better ways to understand and disseminate these large data sets they are collecting from overhead sensors. we are doing just. that we are working with the services. we are working with organizations within the department and certainly what a exatitant commanders to make a real difference, life...
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. >> but chris, let's go to afghanistan and what this means for afghanistan. isn't this basically because we're trying to do this economical war of footprint thing, mean there's a blurring of the lines, c.i.a. drone inspiring missiles on people and the ground c.i.a. game like the oss foundation that it had had in the 1940s is the same thing? >> but, there's still an analysis role for the agency. and i worry a lot on the question of afghanistan, the most critical skeptical things being said about afghanistan were coming out the agency. and i predict that if those scenarios sudden suddenly turn rosie, we're told things are going swimmingly, even if that's true, people will suspect it's because general petraeus was leaning on the analysts to change their assessment. and i hope that's not the case. >> given panetta had a darker assessment of the process than petraeus did. what do you think will the operational impact of changes? john allen going there and ryan crocker as well? >> i agree crocker is a good pick and good fit and has a good relationship with these pe
. >> but chris, let's go to afghanistan and what this means for afghanistan. isn't this basically because we're trying to do this economical war of footprint thing, mean there's a blurring of the lines, c.i.a. drone inspiring missiles on people and the ground c.i.a. game like the oss foundation that it had had in the 1940s is the same thing? >> but, there's still an analysis role for the agency. and i worry a lot on the question of afghanistan, the most critical skeptical things...
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in afghanistan, troops listened to a role call of service members that have been killed. >>> memorial day was a bittersweet day from the family whose remarks made by the president -- >> the friendship between the first lieutenant and lieutenant brendan looney reflects the meaning of memorial day. brotherhood. sacrifice. love of country. >> reporter: a love of country clear on lieutenant looney street in silver spring. the character that impressed his coaches at the high school. >> everything you would want your son to be. >> reporter: a force at the naval academy. >> somebody that inspired others. >> reporter: tra vis was his roommate at the academy was killed in iraq. when brendan died in afghanistan last year. >> they knew only one way to honor their son's friendship. they moved travis from his cemetery in pennsylvania and buried them side by side here in arlington. >> i was very proud. >> reporter: the families were there monday to hear that. >> it just goes to show how two people can make a difference. and how much two people can change the world and change people's thoughts and h
in afghanistan, troops listened to a role call of service members that have been killed. >>> memorial day was a bittersweet day from the family whose remarks made by the president -- >> the friendship between the first lieutenant and lieutenant brendan looney reflects the meaning of memorial day. brotherhood. sacrifice. love of country. >> reporter: a love of country clear on lieutenant looney street in silver spring. the character that impressed his coaches at the high...
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they want american troops to get out of afghanistan 10 years after the u.s.-led invasion began. these demonstrators say too many afghan civilians have been killed in the conflict. about 100,000 american troops remain in afghanistan, nearly 1800 have died. >> i think that the way this conflict turns out is going to be looked at for years to come as a defining moment. reporter: the biggest success for u.s. forces came in may when navy seals killed osama bin laden in neighboring pakistan. but troops say they are still facing a fierce insurgency. >> well, we got a crafty enemy, the insurgents that operate in this area are determined. reporter: u.s. soldiers have already handed over much of security to afghan forces. they're planning to give them complete control by the end of 2014 when all u.s. forces are set to pull out. this man says during the past 10 years we have just seen war and more war. we didn't see any benefit from the presence of foreigners. but some afghan women say they're grateful to america for freeing them from taliban rule. she says 10 years ago women couldn't go o
they want american troops to get out of afghanistan 10 years after the u.s.-led invasion began. these demonstrators say too many afghan civilians have been killed in the conflict. about 100,000 american troops remain in afghanistan, nearly 1800 have died. >> i think that the way this conflict turns out is going to be looked at for years to come as a defining moment. reporter: the biggest success for u.s. forces came in may when navy seals killed osama bin laden in neighboring pakistan....
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a local national guard air unit returned from afghanistan. you are going to see some of them, still ahead. >>> but first it is called aero shot. we'll tell you about the move to keep a caffeine inhaler from hitting store shelves january 1st. hi we are stationed in germany and are saying a big hello and merry christmas to uncle bob. >>> some members of congress are calling for more research before a caffeine inhaler hits the store shelves. the inhaler, called aero shot -s scheduled to be released at the first of the year. boston and new york will be the first test markets but not everyone is on board with the device that allows you to inhale your shot of joe. each shot of the inhaler contains about 100 milligrams of caffeine. >>> coming up on 9news now, holiday travel is a real hassle right? apparently not this year. we are going to head out live to cw i marshall airport from the bedroom you could see the fire and that work me right up. and it was absolutely terrifying. we got out of there as quickly as we could. i'm watching the house burn up
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that will be happening in afghanistan in a couple of years. a lot of responsibility was transferred to iraqis, will be transferred to afghans. but you guys have become more deployable, and what are some of the other lessons you guys have learned in ten years of war about how to do these kind of handovers and transitions and succeed on a much smaller footprint than you have? >> well i think this is one of the themes of the recently completed quadrennial review. in that document they talked about how dipo mattes are just as likely to wear korgo pants as pinstripes these days. >> and you see that walking around in the state department now, which is certaintying. >> and so the idea is we need to prepare our personnel to do both, to be able to be a traditional diplomat and be able to work on the ground. and we're reorganizing the state department and the training we provide of foreign service officers to be able to provide them with the tools and experience that it will enable them to be able to thrive in a wide variety of environments. so we have
that will be happening in afghanistan in a couple of years. a lot of responsibility was transferred to iraqis, will be transferred to afghans. but you guys have become more deployable, and what are some of the other lessons you guys have learned in ten years of war about how to do these kind of handovers and transitions and succeed on a much smaller footprint than you have? >> well i think this is one of the themes of the recently completed quadrennial review. in that document they talked...
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>> pelley: tonight, is america's patience with afghanistan ending? in a remarkable rebuke, the u.s. ambassador lectures the afghan people on the sacrifice of american troops. >> my people in turn they're filled with confusion ask they grow weary of our effort here. >> pelley: will the american dream be harder to reach? jim axelrod with a look at rules that would make homes harder to get. hue shocky does an image have to be to get peep to stop smoking? and a surprising new therapy for combat stress. mark strassmann on taking soldiers back to the fight through virtual reality. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. after 10 years of war, the obama administration has told the afghan people how it really feels. in a carefully worded speech, america's top diplomat in afghanistan scolded the afghan leadership and said, in effect, how dare you complain when america's sons and daughters have died for your country. the speech happened over the weekend, but we only got ahold of the pictures today. this is also the day that presid
>> pelley: tonight, is america's patience with afghanistan ending? in a remarkable rebuke, the u.s. ambassador lectures the afghan people on the sacrifice of american troops. >> my people in turn they're filled with confusion ask they grow weary of our effort here. >> pelley: will the american dream be harder to reach? jim axelrod with a look at rules that would make homes harder to get. hue shocky does an image have to be to get peep to stop smoking? and a surprising new...
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this was the single largest loss of forces since the war in afghanistan began. among the dead, navy seal, aaron vaughn. he had been stationed in virginia beach. and his wife kimberly is now left behind. she's got to take care of their two young children. >> i want to tell the world, he was an amazing man, and a fabulous father to two young children. he was a warrior for christ and a warrior for our country. he wouldn't want to leave this world in any other other than he did. >> reporter: the military says the investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. 20 of the men killed were members of the now famous navy seal team 6. that's the unit that killed osama bin laden. their remains are expected to arrive in delaware tomorrow. >>> you could call it a win for the d.c. police union. today the public relations board upheld an arbitrators decision from 2009, that all hands on deck weekends violated the terms of the contract. whether the board ruling means the practice will end is unknown. the d.c. police chief disagrees with the decision. she s
this was the single largest loss of forces since the war in afghanistan began. among the dead, navy seal, aaron vaughn. he had been stationed in virginia beach. and his wife kimberly is now left behind. she's got to take care of their two young children. >> i want to tell the world, he was an amazing man, and a fabulous father to two young children. he was a warrior for christ and a warrior for our country. he wouldn't want to leave this world in any other other than he did. >>...